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c4d.BaseObject

The base class of objects.

Here is an example how to create and edit objects: 

import c4d
obj = c4d.BaseObject(c4d.Ocube) # Create new cube
obj.SetRelPos(c4d.Vector(20))   # Set position of cube
doc.InsertObject(obj)           # Insert object in document
c4d.EventAdd()                  # Send global event message
../../../../../../_images/main2.png

Definition

class c4d. BaseObject

Inheritance

Members

BaseObject. __init__ ( type )

Initialize a new BaseObject in memory.

Parameters: type ( int ) – The object type : Object Types .
Return type: c4d.BaseObject
Returns: The new base object.
BaseObject. GetAbsPos ( )

Returns the absolute position of the object. These will be absolute local coordinates within its parent object. See also Freeze Transformations .

Return type: c4d.Vector
Returns: The absolute object position.
BaseObject. SetAbsPos ( v )

Sets the absolute local position of the object within its parent. If the object has no parent then these will be world coordinates. See also Freeze Transformations .

Parameters: v ( c4d.Vector ) – The absolute object position.
BaseObject. GetAbsScale ( )

Returns the absolute scale of the object. These will be relative to the objects parent if it has one. See also Freeze Transformations .

Return type: c4d.Vector
Returns: The absolute object scale.
BaseObject. SetAbsScale ( v )

Sets the absolute scale of the object relative to its parent object if it has one. See also Freeze Transformations .

Parameters: v ( c4d.Vector ) – The absolute object scale.
BaseObject. GetAbsRot ( )

Returns the absolute HPB rotation of the object relative to any parent object. See also Freeze Transformations .

Return type: c4d.Vector
Returns: The absolute object rotation.
BaseObject. SetAbsRot ( v )

Sets the absolute HPB rotation of the object relative to any parent object. See also Freeze Transformations .

Parameters: v ( c4d.Vector ) – The absolute object rotation.
BaseObject. GetFrozenPos ( )

Returns the frozen position of the object. See also Freeze Transformations .

Return type: c4d.Vector
Returns: The frozen object position.
BaseObject. SetFrozenPos ( v )

Sets the frozen position of the object. See also Freeze Transformations .

Parameters: v ( c4d.Vector ) – The frozen object position.
BaseObject. GetFrozenScale ( )

Returns the frozen scale of the object. See also Freeze Transformations .

Return type: c4d.Vector
Returns: The frozen object scale.
BaseObject. SetFrozenScale ( v )

Sets the frozen scale of the object. See also Freeze Transformations .

Parameters: v ( c4d.Vector ) – The frozen object scale.
BaseObject. GetFrozenRot ( )

Returns the frozen HPB rotation of the object. See also Freeze Transformations .

Return type: c4d.Vector
Returns: The frozen object rotation.
BaseObject. SetFrozenRot ( v )

Sets the frozen HPB rotation of the object. See also Freeze Transformations .

Parameters: v ( c4d.Vector ) – The frozen object rotation.
BaseObject. GetRelPos ( )

Returns the relative position of the object. See also Freeze Transformations .

Return type: c4d.Vector
Returns: The relative object position.
BaseObject. SetRelPos ( v )

Set the relative position of the object. See also Freeze Transformations .

Parameters: v ( c4d.Vector ) – The relative object position.
BaseObject. GetRelScale ( )

Returns the relative scale of the object. See also Freeze Transformations .

Return type: c4d.Vector
Returns: The relative object scale.
BaseObject. SetRelScale ( v )

Sets the relative scale of the object. See also Freeze Transformations .

Parameters: v ( c4d.Vector ) – The relative object scale.
BaseObject. GetRelRot ( )

Returns the relative HPB rotation of the object. See also Freeze Transformations .

Return type: c4d.Vector
Returns: The relative object rotation.
BaseObject. SetRelRot ( v )

Sets the relative HPB rotation of the object. See also Freeze Transformations .

Parameters: v ( c4d.Vector ) – The relative object rotation.
BaseObject. GetMl ( )

Get the local matrix that represents the objects position, scale and rotation.

Return type: c4d.Matrix
Returns: The object’s local matrix.
BaseObject. SetMl ( m )

Set the local matrix that represents the objects position, scale and rotation.

Parameters: m ( c4d.Matrix ) – The object’s new local matrix.
BaseObject. GetFrozenMln ( )

Returns the frozen and normalized matrix of the object. See also Freeze Transformations .

Parameters: m ( c4d.Matrix ) – The object’s frozen and normalized matrix.
BaseObject. GetRelMln ( )

Returns the relative and normalized matrix of the object. See also Freeze Transformations .

Return type: c4d.Matrix
Returns: The object’s relative and normalized matrix.
BaseObject. GetRelMl ( )

Returns the relative matrix of the object. See also Freeze Transformations .

Return type: c4d.Matrix
Returns: The object’s relative matrix.
BaseObject. SetRelMl ( m )

Sets the relative matrix of the object. See also Freeze Transformations .

Parameters: m ( c4d.Matrix ) – The object’s new relative matrix.
BaseObject. GetMg ( )

Get the world (global) matrix that represents the objects position, scale and rotation.

Note

This will only work if the object is attached to a document. Virtual objects in caches and deform caches are not attached to a document, so this function cannot be used for those objects.

Return type: c4d.Matrix
Returns: The object’s world matrix.
BaseObject. SetMg ( m )

Set the world (global) matrix that represents the objects position, scale and rotation.

Parameters: m ( c4d.Matrix ) – The object’s new world matrix.
BaseObject. GetMln ( )

Get the local normalized matrix that represents the objects position, scale and rotation.

Return type: c4d.Matrix
Returns: The object’s normalized local matrix.
BaseObject. GetMgn ( )

Get the global normalized matrix that represents the objects position, scale and rotation.

Return type: c4d.Matrix
Returns: The object’s normalized world matrix.
BaseObject. GetUpMg ( )

Get the global matrix of the parent object that represents the objects position, scale and rotation. If the object has no parent object then this matrix will be a unit matrix.

Return type: c4d.Matrix
Returns: The parent object’s world matrix.
BaseObject. CopyMatrixTo ( dst )

Copy the matrix to another object.

Parameters: dst ( c4d.BaseObject ) – The destintation object.
BaseObject. GetMp ( )

Bounding box center (vector), in local space.

Return type: c4d.Vector
Returns: The bounding box center.
BaseObject. GetRad ( )

This is the bounding box radius (x/y/z) of the object, this works for all objects and is faster than manually finding the bounds of even polygon objects, the radius is internally cached.

Return type: c4d.Vector
Returns: The bounding box width, height and depth.
BaseObject. GetEditorMode ( )

Returns the state of the editor dot for this object.

Return type: int
Returns: The editor mode:
MODE_ON The object is enabled regardless of the state of any parent object.
MODE_OFF The object is disabled regardless of the state of any parent object.
MODE_UNDEF The object is enabled by default, but the state of any parent object is used if it is enabled or disabled.
BaseObject. SetEditorMode ( mode )

Set the state of the editor dot for this object.

Parameters: mode ( int ) –

The editor mode:

MODE_ON The object is enabled regardless of the state of any parent object.
MODE_OFF The object is disabled regardless of the state of any parent object.
MODE_UNDEF The object is enabled by default, but the state of any parent object is used if it is enabled or disabled.
BaseObject. GetRenderMode ( )

Returns the state of the render dot for this object.

Return type: int
Returns: The render mode:
MODE_ON The object is enabled regardless of the state of any parent object.
MODE_OFF The object is disabled regardless of the state of any parent object.
MODE_UNDEF The object is enabled by default, but the state of any parent object is used if it is enabled or disabled.
BaseObject. SetRenderMode ( mode )

Set the render state for this object.

Parameters: mode ( int ) –

The render mode:

MODE_ON The object is enabled regardless of the state of any parent object.
MODE_OFF The object is disabled regardless of the state of any parent object.
MODE_UNDEF The object is enabled by default, but the state of any parent object is used if it is enabled or disabled.
BaseObject. GetTag ( type [ , nr=0 ] )

Get a tag of a certain type associated with this object.

Parameters:
  • type ( int ) – The type of tag to fetch from the object:
  • nr ( int ) – The starting tag index to find of this type.
Return type:

c4d.BaseTag

Returns:

The requested tag, or None if no tags of the requested type are available.

Note

If you request a specific number that is not available then None will be returned even if there is a tag of that type with a different index.

BaseObject. KillTag ( type [ , nr=0 ] )

Removes a tag from the object and free its resources.

Parameters:
  • type ( int ) – The type of tag to fetch from the object:
  • nr ( int ) – The starting tag index to find of this type.
BaseObject. GetRealSpline ( )

Get a real spline representation of a primitive spline object. This can for example be used to calculate the length of the spline. If the object is a real spline it returns this. Otherwise None .

Note

The matrix of the returned object must not be used. Use the matrix of the original primitive spline object instead.

Return type: c4d.SplineObject
Returns: The created spline object.

Warning

The returned object is owned by the host object and therefore should be cloned when inserted somewhere else. Ignoring this would lead to a crash if the original object is deleted.

Here is how to safely insert the real spline representation of a primitive spline object: 

import c4d
from c4d import gui
def main():
  realSpline = op.GetRealSpline()               # Active object is a primitive spline object
  if realSpline is not None:
    doc.InsertObject(realSpline.GetClone())     # Insert the clone of the created spline object in the document
    c4d.EventAdd()
if __name__==’__main__’:
  main()
BaseObject. GetVisibility ( parent )

The object’s visibility depends upon its parent, if it has no visibility track this will return the parent’s visibility which is passed. The range of values are 0.0<=visibility<=1.0 .

Note

In the editor only a visibility of 0.0 can be noticed but all other intermediate values are visualized in the renderer only.

Parameters: float – The parent objects visibility.
Return type: float
Returns: The visibility.
BaseObject. SetDeformMode ( mode )

Set the state of the deformation/generator tick.

Parameters: mode ( bool ) – True to enable the generator/deformer object.
BaseObject. GetDeformMode ( )

Returns the state of the deformation/generator tick.

Return type: bool
Returns: True if the generator/deformer object is enabled.
BaseObject. GetUniqueIP ( )

Get the ip of the object.

Return type: int
Returns: The object IP number.
BaseObject. SetUniqueIP ( ip )

Set the ip of the object.

Parameters: ip ( int ) – The object IP number.
BaseObject. CopyTagsTo ( dest , visible , variable , hierarchical )

Copy the tags of the object to another object.

Parameters:
  • dest ( c4d.BaseObject ) – The destination object.
  • visible ( bool ) – True if the tags must be visible, False if it must not be visible or NOTOK if it can be either (if this property does not need to be checked).
  • variable ( bool ) – True if the tags must be variable, False if it must not be variable or NOTOK if it can be either (if this property does not need to be checked).
  • hierarchical ( bool ) – True if the tags must be hierarchical, False if it must not be hierarchical or NOTOK if it can be either (if this property does not need to be checked).
Returns:

True if the object’s tags were copied successfully, otherwise False .

BaseObject. GetFirstTag ( )

Returns the first tag of the object.

Return type: c4d.BaseTag
Returns: The first tag of the object, or None if the object has no tags.
BaseObject. GetLastTag ( )

New in version R19.024.

Returns the last tag of the object.

Return type: c4d.BaseTag
Returns: The last tag of the object, or None if the object has no tags.
BaseObject. GetTags ( )

Returns all tags in a list.

Return type: list of type BaseTag
Returns: The list of all tags.
BaseObject. MakeTag ( x [ , pred ] )

Create and insert a tag for this object.

Parameters:
Return type:

c4d.BaseTag

Returns:

The new tag.

BaseObject. MakeVariableTag ( x , count [ , pred ] )

Create a variable tag for this object.

Parameters:
  • x ( int ) –

    The type of tag to create:

    Tpoint Point tag.
    Tparticle Particle data tag.
    Tpolygon Polygon data tag.
    Tuvw UVW data tag.
    Tsegment Segment data tag.
    Tline Line data tag.
    Tsticktexture Stick texture tag.
  • count ( int ) – The size of the variable tags data.
  • pred ( c4d.BaseTag ) – The tag will insert after pred .
Return type:

c4d.BaseTag

Returns:

The new tag.

BaseObject. InsertTag ( tp [ , pred=None ] )

Attach a BaseTag to BaseObject .

Warning

If the tag type was not registered with TAG_MULTIPLE , any existing old tag of same type will be implicitly removed. Any previous reference to the old tag will be invalid afterwards.

Parameters:
Return type:

c4d.BaseTag

Returns:

The new tag.

BaseObject. GetTagDataCount ( type )

Get the variable tag data count.

Parameters: type ( int ) –

The type of tag:

Tpoint Point tag.
Tparticle Particle data tag.
Tpolygon Polygon data tag.
Tuvw UVW data tag.
Tsegment Segment data tag.
Tline Line data tag.
Tsticktexture Stick texture tag.
Return type: int
Returns: The number of elements in the variable tag.
BaseObject. IsDirty ( flags )

Check if the object has been changed since the last time the object was touched.

Parameters: flags ( int ) –

The object part to check

DIRTYFLAGS_0 None.
DIRTYFLAGS_MATRIX Matrix changed.
DIRTYFLAGS_DATA Container changed.
DIRTYFLAGS_SELECT Checks all valid selections of the object, e.g. points, edge, polys.
DIRTYFLAGS_CACHE Checks if the cache of an object has been changed (rebuilt).
DIRTYFLAGS_CHILDREN Checks if the children are dirty.
DIRTYFLAGS_SELECTION_OBJECTS For BaseDocument , object selections have changed.
DIRTYFLAGS_SELECTION_TAGS For BaseDocument , tag selections have changed.
DIRTYFLAGS_SELECTION_MATERIALS For BaseDocument , material selections have changed.
Return type: bool
Returns: True if the object is dirty.
BaseObject. SetDirty ( flags )

Check if the object has been changed since the last time the object was touched.

Parameters: flags ( int ) – See parameters at IsDirty() .
BaseObject. Touch ( )

Mark object to be used by a generator; automatically resets ‘dirty’.

BaseObject. SetPhong ( on , anglelimit , angle )

Set the phong smoothing for the object.

Note

This function will delete any existing Phong tag. If on is set to True it will create a new Phong tag.

Parameters:
  • on ( bool ) – False removes the phong tag from the object.
  • anglelimit ( bool ) – True if angle should be used.
  • angle ( float ) – The phong angle.
Return type:

bool

Returns:

Success of changing the smoothing.

BaseObject. GetDeformCache ( )
Gets the previously built cache that has been deformed by an active deformer. It is important to understand the concept how the deformer cache operates. For each object in the hierarchy that generates a polygonal cache a deformer cache could also have been created by an active deformer object.

A simple example will help to see how this works:

../../../../../../_images/cache_arraycube1.png Take the simple hierarchy shown above, the array generator object creates a virtual hierarchy in the cache, this can be retrieved using GetCache() . This hierarchy is: ../../../../../../_images/cache_arraycube2.png

From each of the Cube objects a further cache is generated, this time polygonal:

../../../../../../_images/cache_arraycube3.png

From these the deformer object generates a deformed polygon cache:

../../../../../../_images/cache_arraycube4.png

So the final hierarchy is:

../../../../../../_images/cache_arraycube5.png

When a deformer becomes active every object/cache object gets a deform cache (if it was a polygonal object). The deformer cache is always polygonal and is only ever a single object.

Note

The caches are always built after all plugins and expressions have been called. If the virtual objects have to be accessed to obtain a polygonal based object it is generally advised to call SendModelingCommand() with MCOMMAND_CURRENTSTATETOOBJECT . This will rebuild the cache for the passed object if needed, and then clone the polygonal objects.
Return type: c4d.BaseObject
Returns: The objects previously built deformed cache. May return None if the cache is not available or is not yet built.
BaseObject. GetCache ( [ hh=None ] )

Get the object from the previously built cache.

Note

Situations can be quite complex in Cinema 4D. For instance GetCache() could return a list of objects. For example the default Sweep Generator internally has some built-in caches for the sweep surface and for the caps. The following helper routine can be used to make things easier. It browses through this rather complex hierarchy of objects and caches recursively 
def DoRecursion(op):
tp = op.GetDeformCache()
if tp is not None:
  DoRecursion(tp)
else:
  tp = op.GetCache()
  if tp is not None:
    DoRecursion(tp)
  else:
    if not op.GetBit(c4d.BIT_CONTROLOBJECT):
      if op.IsInstanceOf(c4d.Opolygon):
        ...
tp = op.GetDown()
while tp is not None:
  DoRecursion(tp)
  tp = tp.GetNext()

Warning

Use the above routine only if the caches are already built. It is for instance not safe to use it in a command plugin since the user can have stopped the scene redraw and the building of caches.

Parameters: hh ( HierarchyHelp - Not implemented) – An optional hierarchy helper for the operation. Only for some special cases a hierarchy help must be passed. Usually passed through from a calling function, for example from ObjectData.GetVirtualObjects() or a Python generator main() .
Return type: c4d.BaseObject
Returns: The object’s previously built cache. May return None if the cache is not available or is not yet built.
BaseObject. GetCacheParent ( )

A cache/deform object has no GetUp link. Instead this method can be called to detect the cache building parent.

Return type: c4d.BaseObject
Returns: The cache parent or None .
BaseObject. CheckCache ( hh )

Check if cache is built, if it matches the requirements (polygonized/isoparm, level of detail etc.). It returns the dirty status of the cache.

Note

This function must only be called from within ObjectData.GetVirtualObjects() / main() of a generator object.

Parameters: hh ( HierarchyHelp - Not implemented) – A hierarchy helper for the operation. Usually passed through from a calling function, for example from ObjectData.GetVirtualObjects() or a Python generator main() .
Return type: bool
Returns: True if the cache is valid.
BaseObject. GetHighlightHandle ( bd )

Checks if a highlight handle has been hit, by returning the ID previously returned by ObjectData.DetectHandle() . The handle can then be drawn in the highlight mode.

Parameters: bd ( c4d.BaseDraw ) – A base draw.
Return type: int
Returns: The handle ID.
BaseObject. NewDependenceList ( )

Start a new dependence list. These enable you to keep track of changes made to any children.

Note

The object must be children of your object.

BaseObject. CompareDependenceList ( )

Compares if anything in the dependence list has changed.

Return type: bool
Returns: True if the list has not changed (are the same).
BaseObject. AddDependence ( hh , op [ , dirtyflags=c4d.DIRTYFLAGS_DATA|c4d.DIRTYFLAGS_MATRIX ] )

Add a child object to the dependence list. Usually this will be child objects that are used by a generator object.

Parameters:
  • hh ( HierarchyHelp - Not implemented) – A hierarchy helper for the operation. Usually passed through from a calling function, for example from ObjectData.GetVirtualObjects() or a Python generator main() function.
  • op ( c4d.BaseObject ) – The child object to add to the dependence list.
  • dirtyflags ( int ) –

    New in version R19.024.

    The dirty flags stored within the dependence list:

    DIRTYFLAGS_0 None.
    DIRTYFLAGS_MATRIX Matrix changed.
    DIRTYFLAGS_DATA Container changed.
    DIRTYFLAGS_SELECT Checks all valid selections of the object, e.g. points, edge, polys.
    DIRTYFLAGS_CACHE Checks if the cache of an object has been changed (rebuilt).
    DIRTYFLAGS_CHILDREN Checks if the children are dirty.
    DIRTYFLAGS_SELECTION_OBJECTS For BaseDocument , object selections have changed.
    DIRTYFLAGS_SELECTION_TAGS For BaseDocument , tag selections have changed.
    DIRTYFLAGS_SELECTION_MATERIALS For BaseDocument , material selections have changed.
BaseObject. TouchDependenceList ( )

Mark all the objects in the dependence list that they will be replaced by the generator.

BaseObject. SearchHierarchy ( op )

Check if the object is a child of op .

Parameters: op ( c4d.BaseObject ) – Check within this object’s hierarchy.
Return type: bool
Returns: True if the object is a child of op, otherwise False .
BaseObject. GetAndCheckHierarchyClone ( hh, op, flags, allchildren[, dirty=None][, trans=None] )

Check and generate a clone of the child objects of a parent generator. This is similar to GetHierarchyClone() except that it will check if the hierarchy is dirty and if not it will not need to generate a new clone.

Parameters:
  • hh ( HierarchyHelp - Not implemented) – A hierarchy helper for the operation. Usually passed through from a calling function, for example from ObjectData.GetVirtualObjects() or a Python generator main() function.
  • op ( c4d.BaseObject ) – The object to start the clone from, usually the first child of the parent object.
  • flags ( int ) –

    The flags for the generation of the cloned chain, the values are:

    HIERARCHYCLONEFLAGS_0 None.
    HIERARCHYCLONEFLAGS_ASIS Objects unchanged. (Used by e.g. ArrayObject .)
    HIERARCHYCLONEFLAGS_ASPOLY Objects cloned as polygons. (Used by e.g. subdivision surfaces.)
    HIERARCHYCLONEFLAGS_ASLINE Objects cloned as line objects.
    HIERARCHYCLONEFLAGS_ASSPLINE Objects cloned as splines.
  • allchildren ( bool ) – True if all children should be used in the check.
  • dirty ( bool ) –

    New in version R18.057.

    Has to be set to None (or left unset) for the cloning to take place. Set to True if some part of the child objects in the chain has changed, or False if nothing has changed.

  • trans ( c4d.AliasTrans ) –

    New in version R18.057.

    An optional alias translator for the operation.

Return type:

dict{ clone : BaseObject , dirty : bool}

Returns:

The cloned object and a dirty flag: True if some part of the child objects in the chain has changed, or False if nothing has changed.

BaseObject. GetHierarchyClone ( hh, op, flags[, dirty=None][, trans=None][, dirtyflags=c4d.DIRTYFLAGS_DATA|c4d.DIRTYFLAGS_MATRIX] )

Generate a clone of the child objects of a parent generator.

The result returned by GetAndCheckHierarchyClone() will be a chain of objects with various types. Passing HIERARCHYCLONEFLAGS_ASLINE e.g. will force all splines to be converted, but not every object in the chain will be of type Oline . Some objects like PolygonObject cannot be converted, also there are Onull .
Parameters:
  • hh ( HierarchyHelp - Not implemented) – A hierarchy helper for the operation. Usually passed through from a calling function, for example from ObjectData.GetVirtualObjects() or a Python generator main() function.
  • op ( c4d.BaseObject ) – The object to start the clone from, usually the parent object itself.
  • flags ( int ) –

    The flags for the generation of the cloned chain, the values are:

    HIERARCHYCLONEFLAGS_0 None.
    HIERARCHYCLONEFLAGS_ASIS Objects unchanged. (Used by e.g. ArrayObject .)
    HIERARCHYCLONEFLAGS_ASPOLY Objects cloned as polygons. (Used by e.g. subdivision surfaces.)
    HIERARCHYCLONEFLAGS_ASLINE Objects cloned as line objects.
    HIERARCHYCLONEFLAGS_ASSPLINE Objects cloned as splines.
  • dirty ( bool ) –

    New in version R18.057.

    Has to be set to None (or left unset) for the cloning to take place. Set to True if some part of the child objects in the chain has changed, or False if nothing has changed.

  • trans ( c4d.AliasTrans ) –

    New in version R18.057.

    An optional alias translator for the operation.

  • dirtyflags ( int ) –

    New in version R19.024.

    The dirty flags stored within the dependence list:

    DIRTYFLAGS_0 None.
    DIRTYFLAGS_MATRIX Matrix changed.
    DIRTYFLAGS_DATA Container changed.
    DIRTYFLAGS_SELECT Checks all valid selections of the object, e.g. points, edge, polys.
    DIRTYFLAGS_CACHE Checks if the cache of an object has been changed (rebuilt).
    DIRTYFLAGS_CHILDREN Checks if the children are dirty.
    DIRTYFLAGS_SELECTION_OBJECTS For BaseDocument , object selections have changed.
    DIRTYFLAGS_SELECTION_TAGS For BaseDocument , tag selections have changed.
    DIRTYFLAGS_SELECTION_MATERIALS For BaseDocument , material selections have changed.
Return type:

dict{ clone : BaseObject , dirty : bool}

Returns:

The cloned object and a dirty flag: True if some part of the child objects in the chain has changed, or False if nothing has changed.

BaseObject. SetRotationOrder ( order )

New in version R14.014.

Sets the rotation order of the object.

Parameters: order ( int ) –

The new rotation order:

ROTATIONORDER_YXZGLOBAL Global YXZ order.
ROTATIONORDER_YZXGLOBAL Global YZX order.
ROTATIONORDER_ZYXGLOBAL Global ZYX order.
ROTATIONORDER_ZXYGLOBAL Global ZXY order.
ROTATIONORDER_XZYGLOBAL Global XZY order.
ROTATIONORDER_XYZGLOBAL Global XYZ order.
ROTATIONORDER_YXZLOCAL Local YXZ order.
ROTATIONORDER_YZXLOCAL Local YZX order.
ROTATIONORDER_ZYXLOCAL Local ZYX order.
ROTATIONORDER_ZXYLOCAL Local ZXY order.
ROTATIONORDER_XZYLOCAL Local XZY order.
ROTATIONORDER_XYZLOCAL Local XYZ order.
ROTATIONORDER_HPB HPB order.
ROTATIONORDER_DEFAULT ROTATIONORDER_HPB
BaseObject. GetRotationOrder ( )

New in version R14.014.

Gets the rotation order of the object.

Return type: int
Returns: The rotation order:
ROTATIONORDER_YXZGLOBAL Global YXZ order.
ROTATIONORDER_YZXGLOBAL Global YZX order.
ROTATIONORDER_ZYXGLOBAL Global ZYX order.
ROTATIONORDER_ZXYGLOBAL Global ZXY order.
ROTATIONORDER_XZYGLOBAL Global XZY order.
ROTATIONORDER_XYZGLOBAL Global XYZ order.
ROTATIONORDER_YXZLOCAL Local YXZ order.
ROTATIONORDER_YZXLOCAL Local YZX order.
ROTATIONORDER_ZYXLOCAL Local ZYX order.
ROTATIONORDER_ZXYLOCAL Local ZXY order.
ROTATIONORDER_XZYLOCAL Local XZY order.
ROTATIONORDER_XYZLOCAL Local XYZ order.
ROTATIONORDER_HPB HPB order.
ROTATIONORDER_DEFAULT ROTATIONORDER_HPB
BaseObject. GetGUID ( )

New in version R14.014.

Returns a unique ID for any object in a document. This works for generated objects in a cache (e.g. clones generated by a MoGraph cloner) and also for ‘real’ objects in the document (this is special, because GetUniqueIP() does not do this).

Note

The ID generation for cache objects is based on GetUniqueIP() , so if two cache objects have the same IP, they will probably also get the same GUID (unless they are point objects or polygon objects with different point or poly count).

Note

The ID generation for ‘real’ objects is based on the object’s marker, so if an object has no marker it will not return a GUID.

Return type: long
Returns: A checksum for the object.
BaseObject. SetQuaternionRotationMode ( active , undo )

New in version R18.020.

Sets the quaternion rotation mode of the object.

Parameters:
  • active ( bool ) – Enable/Disable the quaternion rotation mode for the object.
  • undo ( bool ) – Add undo for the change of quaternion rotation mode. The caller has to to manage start/end of undo actions with BaseDocument.StartUndo() / EndUndo() .
BaseObject. IsQuaternionRotationMode ( )

New in version R18.020.

Checks if object rotation is interpolated in quaternion mode.

Return type: bool
Returns: True if rotation interpolation is quaternion, otherwise False .
BaseObject. SynchronizeVectorTrackKeys ( vectorTrackID , bUndo [ , startRange=c4d.BaseTime(-108000 , 1) , endRange=c4d.BaseTime(108000 , 1) ] )

New in version R18.020.

Makes sure that the track Curves components are synchronized (keys on each component). If a component track is found, the other track components will be synchronized.

Parameters:
  • vectorTrackID ( int ) – ID of the vector track to synchronize.
  • undo ( int ) – Add undo to value changed (need to manage start and end externally).
  • startRange ( c4d.BaseTime ) – Optionally start operation at given time.
  • endRange ( c4d.BaseTime ) – Optionally end operation at given time.
Return type:

bool

Returns:

True if track synchronization was successfull, otherwise False .

BaseObject. FindBestEulerAngle ( rotationTrackID , adjustTangent , undo [ , startRange=c4d.BaseTime(-108000 , 1) , endRange=c4d.BaseTime(108000 , 1) ] )

New in version R18.020.

Tries to find the best Euler angle according to the previous key. The object must have keys on each component.

Parameters:
  • rotationTrackID ( int ) – Rotation Track ID to manage (relative, global, absolute, frozen).
  • adjustTangent ( bool ) – Try to adjust the tangent with new value, if False auto is used.
  • undo ( int ) – Add undo to value changed (need to manage start and end externally).
  • startRange ( c4d.BaseTime ) – Optionally start operation at given time.
  • endRange ( c4d.BaseTime ) – Optionally end operation at given time.
Return type:

bool

Returns:

True if rotation synchronization was successfull, otherwise False .

BaseObject. EvaluateSynchronizedRotation ( time , flags [ , applyRotation=True ] )

New in version R18.020.

Forces an evaluation of all rotation tracks and considers quaternion interpolation.

Parameters:
  • time ( c4d.BaseTime ) – The evaluation time.
  • flags ( c4d.BaseTime ) –

    The animate flags:

    ANIMATEFLAGS_0 No flags.
    ANIMATEFLAGS_NO_PARTICLES Ignore particles.
    ANIMATEFLAGS_QUICK Only fast tracks, e.g. not morphing. (Checks the ANIMINFO_QUICK bit of animation plugins.)
    ANIMATEFLAGS_NO_CHILDS Do not animate children.
    ANIMATEFLAGS_INRENDER Prepare to render scene.
    ANIMATEFLAGS_NO_MINMAX Private.
    ANIMATEFLAGS_NO_NLA Private.
    ANIMATEFLAGS_NLA_SUM Private.
  • applyRotation ( bool ) –

    New in version R18.039.

    Pass False to return rotation result instead of updating attributes.

Return type:

bool or tuple(bool, c4d.Vector )

Returns:

If applyRotation is True , a bool giving the evaluation result. If applyRotation is False , a tuple with the following information: bool: True if evaluation was a success, otherwise False . c4d.Vector : The rotation vector result.

BaseObject. GetVectorTracks ( id )

New in version R18.020.

Returns each component track for the given id .

Parameters: id ( c4d.DescID ) – ID of desired vector.
Return type: tuple(bool, c4d.CTrack , c4d.CTrack , c4d.CTrack )
Returns: A tuple with the following information: bool: True if successfull, otherwise False . c4d.CTrack : The X track of vector, or None if not found. c4d.CTrack : The Y track of vector, or None if not found. c4d.CTrack : The Z track of vector, or None if not found.
BaseObject. GetVectorCurves ( curveToSearch )

New in version R18.020.

Returns each component curve for the given curve.

Parameters: curveToSearch ( c4d.CCurve ) – The curve component of desired vector.
Return type: tuple(bool, c4d.CCurve , c4d.CCurve , c4d.CCurve )
Returns: A tuple with the following information: bool: True if successfull, otherwise False . c4d.CCurve : The X curve of vector, or None if not found. c4d.CCurve : The Y curve of vector, or None if not found. c4d.CCurve : The Z curve of vector, or None if not found.
BaseObject. GetModelingAxis ( doc )

New in version R19.

Gets the internal matrix for the modeling axis.

Note

To access the axis type, and other axis options, use the IDs defined in toolmodelingaxis.h .

See also

BaseObject.SetModelingAxis()

Parameters: doc ( c4d.BaseDocument ) – The document for the operation.
Return type: c4d.Matrix
Returns: The modeling axis.
BaseObject. SetModelingAxis ( m )

New in version R19.

Sets the internal matrix for the modeling axis.

Note

To access the axis type, and other axis options, use the IDs in toolmodelingaxis.h . Here is a code sample: 

import c4d
from c4d import plugins
def SetToolData(doc, toolID, paramID, data):
    plug = plugins.FindPlugin(toolID, c4d.PLUGINTYPE_TOOL)
    if plug is None:
        return
    plug[paramID] = data
SetToolData(doc, c4d.ID_MODELING_LIVESELECTION, c4d.MDATA_AXIS_MODE, c4d.MDATA_AXIS_MODE_FREE)
Parameters: m ( c4d.Matrix ) – The new modeling axis to set.

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